The population is growing about as fast as in Midden-Groningen. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Midden-Groningen, and registered crime per resident is lower.
Homes cost more than the Midden-Groningen average.
The average WOZ value in Harkstede is €421,000, 43% higher than in Midden-Groningen (€295,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 54%, against a rise of 57% in Midden-Groningen. 80% of the homes are owner-occupied, 18 percentage points more than in Midden-Groningen (62%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€421,000
▲43% higher than Midden-Groningen (€295,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+54%
▼lower than Midden-Groningen (+57%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
80%
▲18 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (62%)
Social housing
16%
▼13 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (29%)
Private rent
5%
▼4 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (9%)
Single-family dwellings
87%
▲8 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (79%)
Built 2006–2015
21%
▲14 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (7%)
Built before 1945
13%
▼9 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (22%)
Built 1975–1991
13%
▼6 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (19%)
Average WOZ value
€421,000
▲43% higher than Midden-Groningen (€295,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+54%
▼lower than Midden-Groningen (+57%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
80%
▲18 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (62%)
Social housing
16%
▼13 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (29%)
Private rent
5%
▼4 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (9%)
Single-family dwellings
87%
▲8 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (79%)
Built 2006–2015
21%
▲14 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (7%)
Built before 1945
13%
▼9 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (22%)
Built 1975–1991
13%
▼6 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (19%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 54% between 2021 and 2025, to €421,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€421,000▲ 43% above Midden-Groningen
+54% since 2021
Midden-Groningen +57%
Explanation
The WOZ value as struck on 1 January of the year before the KWB edition.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Modelled ownership costs
Modelled ownership costs for a typical dwelling here: ~€374 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€374/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
162 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €421,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€153NL median
Property tax (OZB)€61€37
Water board levy€44–
Waste levy€29€27
Sewage levy€19€22
Costs to set aside€221
Maintenance reserve€206–
Buildings insurance€15–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Midden-Groningen's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 314th of 334 gemeenten, cheapest first.
cheapestdearest
Water board, maintenance and insurance are estimated from national rates and the home's value and size, so they aren't compared.
Explanation
The home: one typical home of 162 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €421,000.
Levies: Midden-Groningen's own OZB, sewage and waste rates for 2026. The water board levy uses national average rates.
Set aside: maintenance at 0.85% and buildings insurance at 0.06% a year of the rebuild cost (€1,800 per m²).
NL median: what the same home would pay in the middle gemeente. Gemeenten where a regional body collects the waste levy are left out.
Not included: mortgage and energy. These are estimates, not actual bills.
Source: Municipal levies + CBS 2026
Dwelling value ladder
Harkstede has the 2nd-lowest WOZ value of the 4 buurten in Harkstede, Scharmer en Woudbloem.
Average WOZ value from the Netherlands down to this area, and its rank within its own group (e.g. buurten within the same wijk). Provincie is omitted: KWB publishes no province rows to average.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
WOZ value and age structure
Here: €421,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Harkstede
421,000
1,285
–
Scharmer
432,000
115
–
Scharmer Buitengebied
444,000
66
–
Woudbloem
319,000
53
–
Explanation
Each circle is an area: position by average WOZ value, size by dwelling count. The 65-and-over share (pct_65_plus) travels on every point but is not yet drawn as a second axis.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
Dwellings by ownership
The largest category is owner-occupied, at 80% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied80%
Social housing16%
Private rent5%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by type
87% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes87%
Multi-family homes13%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by build period
28% of dwellings were built between 1992 and 2005, against 15% in the municipality of Midden-Groningen.
Before 194512.9%
1945-19647.4%
1965-197414.1%
1975-199113.1%
1992-200527.9%
2006-201520.9%
2016 and later3.7%
Explanation
Based on 1,289 dwellings with a registered construction year in the BAG (verblijfsobjecten whose pand has no usable bouwjaar, such as 1005 or 9999, are excluded).
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
02 · Safety
Less registered crime per resident than the Midden-Groningen average.
In 2025, 10 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Harkstede, 68% lower than in Midden-Groningen (31). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 38%, against a fall of 19% in Midden-Groningen. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
10
▼68% lower than Midden-Groningen (31)
Change since 2021
-38%
▼lower than Midden-Groningen (-19%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.6
▼20% lower than Midden-Groningen (2.0)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
10
▼68% lower than Midden-Groningen (31)
Change since 2021
-38%
▼lower than Midden-Groningen (-19%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.6
▼20% lower than Midden-Groningen (2.0)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Harkstede registered 10 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 31 in the municipality of Midden-Groningen.
Harkstede10
The municipality of Midden-Groningen31
Explanation
Crime is counted where it happens and divided by the number of residents, so places with many visitors — city centres, nightlife, stations — score higher.
The largest category in Harkstede is 'Fraud and scams': 2.6 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 3.7 in the municipality of Midden-Groningen.
HarkstedeMidden-Groningen
Fraud and scams2.6
Midden-Groningen 3.7▼ −30% vs Midden-Groningen
Vandalism and public order2.3
Midden-Groningen 4.2▼ −45% vs Midden-Groningen
Theft and burglary1.6
Midden-Groningen 12.8▼ −88% vs Midden-Groningen
Violence and threats1.6
Midden-Groningen 3.9▼ −59% vs Midden-Groningen
Traffic1.3
Midden-Groningen 4.6▼ −72% vs Midden-Groningen
Environmental0.3
Midden-Groningen 0.3≈ Midden-Groningen
Other and withheld0.0
Midden-Groningen 1.2▼ −100% vs Midden-Groningen
Explanation
Four categories are structurally withheld at buurt level (sex offences, child pornography, child prostitution, other integrity offences); the gap with the published total is shown under 'other'.
In 2024, police in Harkstede registered 2 traffic accidents, of which 1 with injury and none fatal.
2021
2024
FatalInjuryMaterial damage only
Explanation
Registered accidents (BRON, Rijkswaterstaat); material-damage-only accidents have not been systematically registered since roughly 2010 and are not comparable between areas. This area shows only accidents with an exactly known location (roughly 80-85% of all registered accidents); the rest is known only at street, intersection or gemeente level. The comparison with the gemeente therefore also uses only the gemeente's exactly-located accidents, which is why that figure is lower than on the gemeente's own page.
Source: BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health above the Midden-Groningen average; green space is below the Midden-Groningen average.
An estimated 77% of adults in Harkstede rate their own health as good, 8 percentage points more than in Midden-Groningen. Fewer adults feel lonely (41% against 49%), fewer smoke (13% against 19%) and fewer are overweight (52% against 58%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (50% against 43%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Harkstede, covering 44% of the area, against 7% in Midden-Groningen. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 7% of the area, 1 percentage point below the 8% in Midden-Groningen.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
77%
▲8 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (69%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
7%
▼1 percentage point lower than Midden-Groningen (8%)
More figures
Lonely
41%
▼8 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (49%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
38%
▼6 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (44%)
Meets physical activity guideline
50%
▲7 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (43%)
Overweight
52%
▼6 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (58%)
Built-up, share of the area
44%
▲37 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (7%)
Agriculture, share of the area
41%
▼34 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (75%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
1%
▼5 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (6%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
77%
▲8 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (69%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
7%
▼1 percentage point lower than Midden-Groningen (8%)
More figures
Lonely
41%
▼8 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (49%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
38%
▼6 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (44%)
Meets physical activity guideline
50%
▲7 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (43%)
Overweight
52%
▼6 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (58%)
Built-up, share of the area
44%
▲37 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (7%)
Agriculture, share of the area
41%
▼34 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (75%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
1%
▼5 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (6%)
Health
An estimated 77% of adults rate their own health as good, against 69% in the municipality of Midden-Groningen (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Midden-Groningen
Good self-rated health
76.9%
69.3%
Smokes
13.2%
18.7%
Excessive drinking
5.9%
5.7%
Overweight
52.2%
58.4%
Lonely
41.1%
49.4%
Anxiety or depression feelings
37.9%
44.2%
Meets physical activity guideline
49.5%
43.3%
Explanation
An RIVM model estimate (small-area estimation from the 2024 Health Monitor for Adults and Elderly), not a direct tabulation — even a buurt that was not itself surveyed gets an estimate. Figures cover adults aged 18 and over.
Source: RIVM/CBS Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen en Ouderen (kleine-gebieden-schatting) 2024
Land use
7% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 8% in the municipality of Midden-Groningen.
Traffic2.6%
Built-up44.1%
Other built-up2.1%
Recreation6.2%
Agriculture41%
Forest and nature1%
Water3.1%
Explanation
Every share is calculated as a percentage of the TOTAL area (land and water together, peiljaar 2022); water is therefore one of the slices itself, not a separate whole. Green is the sum of recreational terrain (parks, sport fields, allotments, day recreation) and natural terrain (forest, open natural terrain) — agricultural land is not counted as green here.
Source: CBS Bodemgebruik (86211NED) 2022
Distance to amenities
A gp practice lies here at an average road distance of 700 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
800 m
–
GP practice
700 m
–
Primary school
800 m
–
Daycare
800 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0.7
GP practices
–
0.8
Daycares
–
0.8
Explanation
Average road distance from every address in this buurt to the nearest amenity, and the average count within 1 km — a buurt average, not a distance from one address.
Source: CBS proximity statistics 2025
04 · Residents
The population is growing about as fast as the Midden-Groningen average.
Harkstede has 3,035 inhabitants (2026), or 1,606 per km² (7.3 times as high as in Midden-Groningen). Between 2021 and 2026 the population stayed about level, against a rise of 1% in Midden-Groningen. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Midden-Groningen was 75%, 3 percentage points below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 23% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2021
+0%
=about the same as Midden-Groningen (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of Midden-Groningen
75%
▼3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+3%
=about the same as Midden-Groningen (+2%)
Aged 45 to 65
29%
=about the same as Midden-Groningen (29%)
Never married
47%
▲2 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (45%)
Dutch origin
89%
▲8 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (81%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
41%
▼7 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (48%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
23%
▲6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+0%
=about the same as Midden-Groningen (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of Midden-Groningen
75%
▼3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+3%
=about the same as Midden-Groningen (+2%)
Aged 45 to 65
29%
=about the same as Midden-Groningen (29%)
Never married
47%
▲2 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (45%)
Dutch origin
89%
▲8 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (81%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
41%
▼7 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (48%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
23%
▲6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population held steady between 2021 and 2026, at 3,035.
Residents, 2026
3,035
+0% since 2021
Midden-Groningen +1%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 1,606 residents per km², this buurt is 7.3 times as densely populated as the municipality of Midden-Groningen.
Residents per km²1,606
Dwellings per km²679.9
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 11.5 children were born per 1,000 residents; 8.2 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
29% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15510
15 to 25335
25 to 45585
45 to 65890
65 to 80560
80 and over160
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
47% of residents are never married.
Never married1,420
Married1,280
Divorced195
Widowed145
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
89% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands2,705
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)120
Outside Europe210
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
41% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1400
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4900
Higher professional, university890
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Midden-Groningen; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 75% of eligible voters in Midden-Groningen voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 23% of the valid votes.
Municipality of Midden-GroningenThe Netherlands
D66
12.9%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
22.7%
16.7%
VVD
13%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
12.4%
12.8%
CDA
9.4%
11.8%
JA21
3.9%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
5.9%
4.5%
BBB
4.6%
2.6%
Other
15.3%
14.4%
Explanation
Official election result (Kiesraad), top 8 parties by national vote count plus 'Other'; share of valid votes. A voter may vote at any polling station in their own gemeente; there is therefore no reliable buurt- or wijk-level result. This figure is the whole gemeente's own result.
Source: Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025
05 · More figures
More figures
Harkstede has an average of 1.4 cars per household, 17% higher than in Midden-Groningen (1.2). 29% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 6 percentage points more than in Midden-Groningen (23%).
Key figures
Business services, share of businesses
27%
▲7 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (20%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
23%
▲7 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (16%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
12%
▼6 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (18%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲17% higher than Midden-Groningen (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
29%
▲6 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+5 pp
▲higher than Midden-Groningen (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
95%
▲9 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (86%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼5 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (6%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Midden-Groningen (2%)
Multi-family dwellings
13%
▼24 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
5%
▼9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
16%
▼12 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Business services, share of businesses
27%
▲7 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (20%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
23%
▲7 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (16%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
12%
▼6 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (18%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲17% higher than Midden-Groningen (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
29%
▲6 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+5 pp
▲higher than Midden-Groningen (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
95%
▲9 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (86%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼5 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (6%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Midden-Groningen (2%)
Multi-family dwellings
13%
▼24 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
5%
▼9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
16%
▼12 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 90 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij5
Nijverheid en energie45
Handel en horeca40
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie25
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed15
Zakelijke dienstverlening90
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg75
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten35
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
29% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 23% in the municipality of Midden-Groningen (2025).
Petrol71.2%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)28.8%
Explanation
CBS splits passenger cars into 'petrol' and 'other fuel' only. That second category bundles diesel, LPG, electric (including hybrid), hydrogen, alcohol, LNG and CNG together — CBS publishes no separate electric-car count per buurt, wijk or gemeente, so this is not the same as an 'electric share'.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Share on other fuel per year
The share of passenger cars not running on petrol went from 24% to 29% between 2021 and 2025.
See the 'Passenger cars by fuel type' card for what 'other fuel' covers — this is not the share of electric cars.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Vehicles by kind
In 2025, 1,770 passenger cars and 205 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars1,770
Motorcycles205
Explanation
At this level CBS publishes only passenger cars and motorcycles, no vans or trucks.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Addresses by building use
95% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (1%).
Residential94.8%
Retail1.2%
Office0.4%
Assembly1%
Healthcare0.3%
Industrial1.5%
Education0.2%
Sports0.1%
Other2.3%
Explanation
Based on 1,359 verblijfsobjecten in use. An object with several registered uses (e.g. a flat above a shop) is counted under each of them, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
Biggest difference from the Netherlands
1,606 residents per km²: 3.0 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²1,606
NL 539▲ +198% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings13%
NL 37%▼ −65% vs NL
Private rent5%
NL 14%▼ −64% vs NL
Social housing16%
NL 28%▼ −43% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings80%
NL 57%▲ +40% vs NL
Explanation
The 5 characteristics that differ most from the national average, ranked by log ratio (so a halving and a doubling count as equally different); the shown percentage is the ordinary difference against the Netherlands.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026